A recently refurbished traditional telephone kiosk on the Huntly Road in Banbridge is to be retained.
And as the retro phone box is set against a listed building – formerly a grocery store and post office – there can be no better setting for the iconic street fixture.
ABC Planning officers noted in their repor that the telephone kiosk is located to the front of 190-192 Huntly Road, in the Lenaderg area, along the footpath.
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“The kiosk has recently been refurbished, with proposed refurbishment works to include the fitting of single pane glazing,” they add.
“Each elevation displays the ‘Tudor’ crown motif over a glazed ‘telephone’ panel.
The refurbished post office is still missing new glazed panels, as well as the ‘Tudor’ crown motif over a glazed ‘Telephone’ panel. Credit: Simon Black Architecture
“Officers, in consultation with HED (Historic Environment Division), are of the opinion that the works already carried out and proposed are in keeping with the materials and techniques found on the original telephone kiosk.”
A report, submitted by Simon Black Architecture, Richhill, as part of the planning application, gives additional information on the history of the telephone kiosk: “A ‘K6’ telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, dating from sometime between 1935 and c. 1953.
“The kiosk is located in the small settlement of Lenaderg, next to 190-192 Huntly Road, a property that served as a post office from the late 19th Century until 2000.
“The kiosk has the usual cast-iron body painted red, but with what appears to be largely replacement glazing.
“Each elevation displays the ‘Tudor’ crown motif over a glazed ‘Telephone’ panel.
“The planning application is proposed to retain the refurbished works recently completed to the British Telecoms K6 telephone kiosk, along with proposed refurbishment works which includes the fitting of single pane glazing.
“The telephone kiosk was recently sanded, primed and hand-painted with the following paint. Crown logo: hand-painted with Gold Crown external grade paint. Main structure: hand-painted with phone box currant red external grade paint. Kiosk base: hand-painted with phone box black external grade paint.”
C2515511: The traditional red telephone kiosk, next to a listed grocery store and post office in Lenaderg, was in poor condition prior to refurbishment. Credit: Google
C2515512: The refurbished post office is still missing new glazed panels, as well as the ‘Tudor’ crown motif over a glazed ‘Telephone’ panel. Credit: Simon Black Architecture
